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Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'

12:05 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Even with the number of obese Americans rising -- over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children and adolescents -- Darryl Roberts, filmmaker and director of America the Beautiful 2, explains that talking about obesity is missing the mark...

Black America must be at the table in the battle against HIV/AIDS

By Michael Hinson and Lisa Fager Bediako

3:00 PM on 02/07/2012

OPINION - After 30 years of the HIV pandemic, one might think that terms such as 'community collaboration' and 'community participation' would be commonplace among those fighting the disease...

Magic Johnson on National Black AIDS Awareness day: 'Bring the numbers down'

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1:36 PM on 02/07/2012

It's estimated that at some point in our lifetime, 1 in 16 black men will be diagnosed as HIV positive and 1 in 32 women will contract HIV...

HIV/AIDS and Black America: How we can end the epidemic

By Phill Wilson

8:38 AM on 02/07/2012

OPINION - Despite initially being mischaracterized, HIV/AIDS has disproportionately affected black Americans since the very beginning of the epidemic...

Seattle woman awarded $975K in civil suit after giving birth in jail

By theGrio

1:51 PM on 02/06/2012

SEATTLE (AP) - A woman has won $975,000 in a federal jury trial, 14 years after giving birth in a jail cell in Washington state...

Jamie Grace earns 1st Grammy nod, battles Tourette syndrome

By theGrio

11:13 AM on 02/06/2012

ATLANTA (AP) - When Jamie Grace performs music, all of the uncontrollable facial twitches and involuntary body movements called tics become an afterthought...

New inner-city health center opens in Boston

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9:09 AM on 02/06/2012

BOSTON (AP) - Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served...

Nick Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness

By theGrio

5:16 PM on 02/05/2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl...

Mississippi bill would force food stamp users to eat healthy

By Monica Land

8:00 AM on 02/04/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The proposed action of one Mississippi lawmaker has led some to believe politicians have gone too far by attempting to regulate what people eat...

Komen won't cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood

By theGrio

6:03 PM on 02/03/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - After three days of controversy, a renowned breast cancer charity in the U.S. said Friday it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood...

Tony Dorsett, Hall of Famer, suing NFL: 'They use you up'

By theGrio

2:38 PM on 02/03/2012

(AP) - Tony Dorsett traces several health problems to concussions during a career that lasted from 1977-88, and he has joined more than 300 former players in suing the NFL..

Black women donate breast tissue for cancer research at higher rate

By theGrio

11:56 AM on 02/03/2012

Nearly 700 women have donated healthy breast tissue to the nation's only facility to collect, catalog and analyze tissue for breast cancer research...

London woman dies from allergic reaction to hair glue

By Madame Noire

8:48 AM on 02/03/2012

MADAME NOIRE - After checking her organs and ruling out any alcohol or substance abuse, Home Office pathologist Doctor Michael Heath examined the glue on one of the hair pieces she was wearing...

Michelle Obama shows off push-up skills on 'Ellen'

By Rhyanne Green

3:56 PM on 02/02/2012

VIDEO - While Mrs. Obama was a guest on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' to promote her 'Let's Move' healthy eating campaign, Ellen DeGeneres made a friendly push-up contest. challenge...

Don Cornelius suicide should stir up mental health debate in black community

By Ronda Racha Penrice

1:57 PM on 02/02/2012

OPINION - As the nation reflects on Soul Train's incredible legacy and mourn the passing of its creator Don Cornelius, we cannot sweep his apparent suicide under the rug...

Chef Cristeta Comerford credits Obamas with change in White House food

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3:05 PM on 02/01/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential chef Cristeta Comerford credits the change in the food coming from the White House's kitchen to Michelle Obama's decision in 2009 to start a garden on the South Lawn...

Pfizer recalls 1 million packs of defective birth control pills

By theGrio

12:14 PM on 02/01/2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose...

Michelle Obama will appear on 'The Tonight Show' to promote 'Let's Move!'

By theGrio

11:47 AM on 01/31/2012

Michelle Obama will be promoting her 'Let's Move!' initiative, which encourages parents to make healthier food choices for their children...

Octavia Spencer admits her weight is not healthy

By theGrio

10:41 AM on 01/30/2012

'The Help' star Octavia Spencer was wins yet again, this time at the SAG Awards for best supporting actress. It may seem like nothing can stop this talented actress at this

Environmental racism: Is nuclear plant causing cancer for poor black residents of Shell Bluff, Ga.?

By Bruce A. Dixon

3:31 PM on 01/25/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Since the late 1980s, Burke County residents have experienced a veritable cancer epidemic. Some link the higher rates to nearby nuclear reactors...

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